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Cricket Quiz: 10 Questions on Rules and History

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Think you know cricket? Test yourself on the rules and the big moments in 10 quick questions.

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1How many players does each team have on the field?

  1. 10
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 9
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Answer: C. 11. Each side fields 11 players. Substitutes can field but have limited roles.

2How many legal balls are there in an over?

  1. 4
  2. 8
  3. 6
  4. 5
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Answer: C. 6. An over has six legal deliveries. Wides and no-balls do not count towards the six.

3How long is a cricket pitch?

  1. 22 yards
  2. 25 yards
  3. 20 yards
  4. 18 yards
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Answer: A. 22 yards. The pitch is 22 yards (about 20.12 metres) between the two sets of stumps.

4A batter who is out without scoring is out for a:

  1. Maiden
  2. Bye
  3. Golden bat
  4. Duck
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Answer: D. Duck. Getting out for zero is called a duck. Out on the first ball is a golden duck.

5Three wickets in three balls in a row by one bowler is called a:

  1. Century
  2. Triple
  3. Hat-trick
  4. Maiden over
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Answer: C. Hat-trick. A hat-trick is three wickets with three consecutive deliveries by the same bowler.

6In which year was the first men's Cricket World Cup held?

  1. 1975
  2. 1979
  3. 1983
  4. 1971
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Answer: A. 1975. The first men's ODI World Cup was played in England in 1975. West Indies won it.

7India won its first men's ODI World Cup in:

  1. 1975
  2. 2011
  3. 1987
  4. 1983
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Answer: D. 1983. Kapil Dev's team beat West Indies in the 1983 final at Lord's.

8What does LBW stand for?

  1. Long Ball Wide
  2. Left Bat Wicket
  3. Leg Before Wicket
  4. Last Ball Win
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Answer: C. Leg Before Wicket. Leg Before Wicket: the batter can be out if the ball would have hit the stumps but hit the body first.

9How many overs does each side bat in a T20 match?

  1. 10
  2. 40
  3. 50
  4. 20
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Answer: D. 20. T20 means 20 overs per side, which is why it is called Twenty20.

10If the ball bounces and then crosses the boundary, the batting side gets:

  1. 2 runs
  2. 5 runs
  3. 6 runs
  4. 4 runs
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Answer: D. 4 runs. Bouncing before the boundary is four runs. Clearing it without bouncing is six.
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Sources: Laws of Cricket (MCC) and ICC records. Found a mistake? Use "Report a mistake" in the timed quiz.